On illegal immigration, more cities are rolling out a welcome mat
On illegal immigration, more cities are rolling out a welcome mat
- November 28, 2013
- Frank D. Bean, sociology Chancellor's Professor, is featured in The Christian Science Monitor and Yahoo! News November 28, 2013
From The Christian Science Monitor:
"The pendulum's swinging the other way now," says Frank Bean, chancellor’s professor
of sociology and director of the Center for Research on Immigration, Population and
Public Policy at the University of California, Irvine. … Professor Bean says the country's
shrinking US-born workforce is a big reason why municipalities are welcoming immigrants.
As more baby boomers retire, the reduction in low-skilled workers becomes more obvious
and "towns are noticing that they need these [foreign-born] workers," he adds.
For the full story, please visit http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2013/1128/On-illegal-immigration-m....
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